Can a girl who risks her life for books and an alien who loves forbidden pop music work together to save humanity?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n

Seventeen-year-old Janelle \u201cEllie\u201d Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity\u2019s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.<\/p>\n

Born in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless. When he finds Ellie\u2019s illegal library, he\u2019s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. They\u2019re both breaking the rules for love of art\u2014and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.<\/p>\n

Ellie\u2019s\u2014and humanity\u2019s\u2014fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. M0Rr1S has a lot of secrets, but also a potential solution\u2014thousands of miles away. The two embark on a wild and dangerous road trip with a bag of books and their favorite albums, all the while making a story and a song of their own that just might save them both.<\/p>\n

Representation Includes<\/h4>\n

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• Fat, biracial, black, anxious biromantic demisexual protagonist (Ellie)<\/li>\n
• Nonbinary supporting characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Content Warnings<\/div>

  Violence, military strikes, alcoholic parent, anxiety, trauma, book burning, fear, killing, colonization, revolts, invasion, mind control, racial inequality, discrimination \u00a0<\/div>